State may add more math and science classes to graduate

August 9, 2007

By Flinn Foundation

[Source: Ryan Gabrielson, East Valley Tribune] — Mathaphobes beware: You may never escape quadratic equations before you graduate. The State Board of Education is to consider today dramatically increasing the number of math and science classes high school students must pass to graduate. If approved, the proposal would double the number of math classes required to four and add a third science class. Arizona is one of only six states that doesn